28 de Julio Avenue () is one of the main avenues in the city of

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. It extends from west to east in the districts of Jesús María,

and La Victoria along 31 blocks. The avenue's length allows it to pass through several landmarks, some present to the date and some gone, such as the

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next to the monument to

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, the latter built in 1937. A bypass was built in 2016 which replaced the '' Proyecto Río Verde'', a plan to redesign the area of the city surrounding

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, which was met with controversy.

Route

It begins on the Avenida Brasil, at the triple border point of the districts of

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, Jesús María and Lima. In its first 7 blocks it sets the limit between Jesús María and Lima. In this section is the Reina de los Ángeles school as well as the '03' wholesale market in Lima. Between blocks 6 and 7 is the Jorge Chávez square, the confluence point of Guzmán Blanco and Salaverry avenues and the Washington shred. On this corner is the

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building and one of the entrances to the

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. Between blocks 7 and 8, 28 de Julio avenue passes over an underground overpass that connects Garcilaso de la Vega avenue to the north with

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and República de Chile avenues to the south. The Argentine embassy is located in the intersection with Arequipa. Blocks 8, 9 and 10 belong only to the

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, there is a boulevard in the center and at the end of which is the

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. After crossing the

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, the avenue enters the district of La Victoria. This area stands out for the presence of interprovincial transport bus terminals. In block 11, traffic with a direction of circulation from west to east is diverted by in the direction of , becoming a one-way avenue. The

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is located on block 13, surrounded by Manco Cápac, Bausate and Meza and Iquitos avenues. From this point on, the avenue has a more popular character, there are more bus terminals, in addition to the La Victoria Police Station, in this area there are neighborhoods such as Mendocita, Magisterial and the El Porvenir neighborhood unit. Starting from block 25, 28 de Julio Avenue sets the limit between La Victoria and Cercado de Lima, in turn delimiting the Gamarra commercial emporium to the north. At the intersection with , the construction of an underground station is planned that will form part of lines 1 and 2 of the

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, while the avenue becomes a two-way artery again. In its last five blocks it crosses an area where informal commerce predominates, likewise, vehicular traffic is now very low compared to that of its first 20 blocks. Finally, 28 de Julio avenue converges on Nicolás de Ayllón avenue, very close to the border with the

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{{Streets of Lima 28 de Julio (Lima) Jesús María District, Lima La Victoria District, Lima Lima District